diff --git a/bash_aliases.sh b/bash_aliases.sh
index 6f348c0..b0a8fbe 100644
--- a/bash_aliases.sh
+++ b/bash_aliases.sh
@@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ function copy_func()
 }
 
 function sync_git_only()
-{
-  (
     cd "$( dirname "$(realpath -e "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" )"
     if git add . && ! git diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD; then
       git commit -am "Autocommitted updated scripts from $(hostname)"
     fi
     git pull --rebase
     git submodule update --init --recursive
+    ./install.sh
     if ! git --no-pager diff --exit-code origin/master master; then
       git --no-pager log --reverse origin/master..master
       if ! read -p "OK to push these changes? (Y/N) " -N 1 confirm; then
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 6c7843d..8a55005 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@ if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
   chmod -R u=rwX,g=,o= "$dir"
   chmod 600 "$dir"/ssh/authorized_keys
 elif [[ "$1" == "link" ]]; then
-  ln --symbolic -T "$hostdir/$relpath" ~/"$relpath"
+  if [[ "$(readlink ~/"$relpath")" != "$hostdir/$relpath" ]]; then
+    ln --symbolic -v -T "$hostdir/$relpath" ~/"$relpath"
+  fi
 elif [[ "$1" == "mkdir" ]]; then
-  mkdir -p ~/"$relpath"
+  if [[ ! -d ~/"$relpath" ]]; then
+    mkdir -vp ~/"$relpath"
+  fi
 else
   echo "unknown command $1"
 fi